Geographical variations in the benefit of applying a prioritization system for cataract surgery in different regions of Spain

• Main Authors: Gutiérrez-Moreno Santiago (Author), Jiménez-Puente Alberto (Author), Bernal Enrique (Author), Mar Javier (Author), Comas Mercè (Author), Román Rubén (Author), Castells Xavier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In Spain, there are substantial variations in the utilization of health resources among regions. Because the need for surgery differs in patients with appropriate surgical indication, introducing a prioritization system might be bene...